AUBURN HILLS >> Eastwood did not know what a lucky pup he was when he was adopted by Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy, his wife Kim and their family.

Many rescue dogs have issues no matter how cute they are. Eastwood is no different.

“He’s worth the trouble and the issues are just a little more and a little different. We knew he had issues when we got into it, we knew he had physical issues,’’ Van Gundy said referring to eventual surgery on the dog’s leg.

Aggression is the problem now.

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“It’s one you’ve got to get solved. I mean because of safety for people and other animals. Ninety-five percent of the time he’s great. What’s been tough is it’s unpredictable. So it’s not like (one thing) will always set him off so we need to avoid that situation whether it’s the cats or whatever,’’ Van Gundy said.

“Ninety-five percent of the time he’s the greatest dog in the world with a great temperament and then boom all of a sudden you see the aggression. Trying to get a handle on the triggers and the best way to handle them,’’ the Pistons coach said.

He gave his wife all the credit for working with Eastwood since he was welcomed into the Van Gundy home six weeks ago. Along with the family, there’s another dog (Opie) and six cats.

They took Eastwood to a renowned dog behaviorist at Michigan State on Saturday.

Van Gundy said the solution hopefully will come step by step.

“It’s medication and then pretty soon going to a really intensive boarding and training thing. My wife is basically doing 24 hours a day with him seven days a week, but she’s not a dog trainer but trying to do more there. And just keep working toward a solution and getting better. He’s young, it’s not like he’s totally set in his ways. So hopefully the training can do it,’’ Van Gundy said.

He did mention that Eastwood and Opie watched game film with him in preparation for Thursday’s NBA draft.